AEye, Inc. v. All Blue Falcons FZE

Background

AEye, Inc. moved for default judgment on June 20, 2025, and filed supporting materials. A default judgment is a judgment entered when a party does not defend the case. This order does not grant or deny the motion. Instead, it sets requirements for additional submissions and gives All Blue Falcons FZE an opportunity to respond.

Required submissions

The court directed AEye to serve All Blue Falcons with the order and the materials supporting the default-judgment motion. By July 25, 2025, AEye must serve and file proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law addressing the amount of damages it seeks. The proposed findings must connect each proposed damages amount to the legal claim on which liability would be established, explain how AEye calculated the amounts, and include a sworn affidavit or declaration under penalty of perjury. That submission must attach and explain documentary evidence supporting the proposed damages.

If AEye seeks attorney fees or litigation costs, it must provide contemporaneous time records, address whether the attorneys’ and support staff’s hourly rates are reasonable, and provide invoices or other documentation substantiating the costs.

Response and next steps

All Blue Falcons must submit any response by August 8, 2025. If it does not respond by that date, the court stated that it will proceed to issue a report and recommendation concerning liability and damages for the default-judgment motion based only on AEye’s written submissions. The court also stated that it will not hold a damages hearing unless All Blue Falcons requests one in writing by August 8, 2025.

Disposition

The order directs further briefing and supporting evidence; it does not enter default judgment or determine liability, damages, attorney fees, or litigation costs. Valerie Figceredo, United States Magistrate Judge, signed the order.